New Bohemia Brewing Co. (NuBo) was established in the Pleasure Point neighborhood of Santa Cruz in 2015. We offer a wide variety of beer styles, but specialize in craft lagers--both traditional and experimental.

We are open Sunday-Thursday from noon to 9 pm, and until 10 pm on Friday-Saturday.

The NuBo Pils is a classic Pilsner made with Noble German hops which gives it a clean bitterness while Bohemian malts offer flavors of honey and toast.

5.2% ABV / 45 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Highway to Hefe (Bavarian Hefeweizen)

Bavarian weizen yeasts and 50% wheat malts give this a strong banana and clove aroma, balanced with a smooth finish. Especially refreshing on a hot day.

4.7% ABV / 18 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Velvet Revolution (Vienna Lager)

This copper Vienna-style lager has a hint of sweetness that makes it go down incredibly smooth. Aromas of toasted bread, honey and a touch of our lemon drop hops. Toast the revolution!

5.5% ABV / 32 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Pleasure Point Porter

A Cold Coffee Brew aptly named for our Pleasure Point neighborhood in Santa Cruz, famous for surfing, coffee and Beer. Our Pleasure Point Porter combines the freshly roasted 1950 Blend from Verve Coffee Roasters with a smooth NUBO Porter recipe including chocolate malts and flaked barley to create a beer that feels like a decadent chocolate bar.

6.0% ABV / 45 IBU

12 and 16 oz pours

Derby Girl 2.0 IPA

Our Derby Girl 2.0 IPA was brewed refreshing and flavorful for our friends the Santa Cruz Derby Girls. Hopped with Experimental 07270 and Centennial hops and dry hopped with Lemon Drop. This beer has an aroma of lemon zest and citrus malty flavor, with a clean bitter finish.

6.0% ABV / 60 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Old Growth Classic Pale Ale

The Old Growth Classic Pale Ale is a throwback West Coast Pale Ale and the perfect beer after a long bike ride. Light amber in color and moderately hopped exclusively with Mandarina Bavaria. It has citrus and orange zest aromas with slight toasted malt undertones. We think it is the perfect beer to celebrate the Big Basin Old Growth Classic, the first bike race ever in the iconic Big Basin Redwoods State Park.

5.2% ABV / 40 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Warrior IPA

We wanted to make something special for the Santa Cruz Warriors and the Warrior IPA is the winner! We brewed a light citrusy West Coast IPA with massive additions of Citra hops; the result is a refreshing, light and crisp IPA that is sure to be a slam dunk.

4.9% ABV / 72 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Paradox Honey Blonde (Honey Wheat Ale)

We Brewed this refreshing summer beer with Pale Wheat and Pale Ale Malts, a blend of local honey including unfiltered Sage Blossom Honey, harvested from bees at Jeff Walls’ Family Farm, and honey harvested right from the roof of the Paradox Hotel in Santa Cruz. We lightly hopped it with Mandarina Bavaria Hops which gives is a slight Orange Citrus finish.

5.0% ABV / 27 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Captain F.G.S.

The Captain F.G.S. is a Baltic Porter that we brewed with Patagonia chocolate malts and fermented for over a month. The result is a porter with a slight roast, dark body and warm sensation, finishes smooth with notes of vanilla and anise. It's one commanding glass of porter!

9.8% ABV / 21 IBU

12 oz pour only

Pineapple Express Hefeweizen

We have taken our traditional Bavarian Hefeweizen with its banana and clove aroma, and infused it with all of the tropical goodness of Pineapple. The foam on this brew is like a Pineapple meringue.

5.2% ABV / 18 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Monkey Business Dunkelweizen

Our award winning Dunkelweizen is a traditional brew that will remind you of Chocolate Banana Nut Bread with yeast derived flavors of banana and clove. This is a limited release, so come in a try a pint while it lasts.

5.4% ABV / 18 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Devil's Advocate Belgian Tripel

Our popular Belgian Tripel was aged on American Oak spirals for two weeks. It has a Banana and Coconut estery aroma, with a slightly sweet Banana and Vanilla flavor with a little punch at 8.5% ABV that will help keep you warm through the chilly Northern California winter.

8.5% ABV / 33 IBU

4oz and 12oz pours

Double Agent Double IPA

The Double Agent features experimental hops alongside the classic west coast hops Centennial and Cascade. This aromatic brew has flavors of pineapple and has a clean, creamy finish.

8% ABV / 80 IBU

Oktoberfest Festbier

This classic malty lager has deep caramel flavors and a rich red body, refreshing and easy to drink, this Festbier is perfect for our Fall weather.

5.4% ABV / 23 IBU

12/16/32 oz pours available

Amrita IPA

Our Amrita IPA, named for the ancient ambrosia of Indian mythology, boasts citrusy orange aromas complemented by a slight bitterness provided by El Dorado and Mandarina Bavaria hops.

6% ABV / 69 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Cherry Bomb Imperial Stout

Deep, dark and delicious this Imperial Stout marries Columbus hops, chocolate malt and roasted barley with fresh cherries and locally sourced Saged Blossom Honey. The result is a smooth and velvety mouth feel with an intense dark fruit flavor.

9.2% ABV / 47 IBU

4oz pours only

The Green Room

The Green Room is a hoppy lager that was dry hopped with El Dorado and Saaz hops for an intense blend of citrus zest and herbal notes. The light golden body with a greenish hue (from massive hop additions), is creamy and finishes crisp.

6.5% ABV / 68 IBUs

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Sligo Dry Irish Stout

Dark in color and crisp and clean in body. This traditionally brewed Dry Irish Stout has aromas of Coffee and Toffee and a slightly sweet, refreshing finish.

5.2% ABV / 18 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Haunted Hefe - Blood Orange Hefeweizen

We added Fresh Blood Orange to our traditional Bavarian Hefeweizen, which gives a deep burnt orange color and a juicy citrus flavor to this light, flavorful wheat beer. You may still pick up some notes of banana and clove from the bones of this traditional Hefeweizen.

4.7% ABV / 18 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Napa Pils Imperial Lager

Our NAPA Pils is a bold Imperial Pilsner made with Pilsner and Munich malts. We fermented and lagered in French Oak Chardonnay Barrels for two and a half months which impart it with distinctive flavors of green apple and oak.

7.2% ABV / 28 IBU

4oz & 12oz pours

Hazy Belgian IPA

Our Angry Monk is a Complex Hazy IPA with strong Belgian Yeast notes of ripe banana and bubblegum. Dry Hopped with Citra, Mandarina and Chinook it has a Spicy Cedar and Clove aroma.

ABV 7.4% / IBU 78

4 oz and 12 oz pours

May the Schwarz Be with You

Beachwood smoked malt and lemon drop hops fuse together in this smokey and toasted brew. Representing Bamberg, Germany we smoke the malts until their aroma is nothing short of a backyard BBQ and the taste is clean and smooth. May the Schwarz be with you!

5.2%ABV / 27 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Queen Bee Honey Lager

The Queen Bee Honey Lager is made with 60 gallons of Orange Blossom Honey and is aged for 4 months. With fruity flavors reminiscent of cherry, grape and plum, this high alcohol, red lager has a sharp bite and sweet aftertaste.

This untraditional German black kolsch style ale is cold fermented with 12% wheat malt. Expect a crisp and clean finish with aromas of nuts and elderberries.

4.5%ABV / 37 IBU

Devil's Advocate (Belgian Tripel)

Our popular Belgian Tripel was aged on American Oak spirals for six weeks, has a medium funk, fruity esters and a strong oaky aroma and flavor. A smooth beer with a punch at 9.6% ABV!

9.6% ABV / 41 IBU

12 oz. pour only, sorry no growler fills

OPA! Apricot Oat Pale Ale

OPA! is an ale brewed with oats and blended with Oregon apricots, it has a nice crisp, herbal finish with subtle apricot. 12 or 16oz pours.

6.3% ABV / 65 IBU

'TOLA Rat

This special release Nitro beer is a strong Oatmeal Stout that was aged on high grade Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans and fresh shaved organic coconut. The flavors of this smooth beer on Nitro is just like a slice of your favorite German Chocolate Cake! Creamy coconut and chocolate is rounded out by a light roasted caramel finish.

7.5% ABV/ 29 IBU

12 oz pour

Anastasia Imperial Stout

The Russian Imperial Stout aged on Buffalo Trace Kentucky Bourbon and oak is served on nitro and exhibits the characteristics of bourbon along with flavors of vanilla and savory chocolate.

8.9% ABV / 55 IBU

Summer Blonde

Summer is here and so is our refreshing Blonde Ale! This unfiltered brew offers a creamy body with a zesty lemon finish. Stop in for a pint of sunshine today!!

4.5% / 37 IBU

The Slugger (Dunkelweizenbock)

Chocolate banana bread in a glass? Maybe!

The Slugger is a strong, malty, fruity, wheat-based ale combining the best flavors of a dunkelweizen with the strength and body of a bock.

The flavor is one of a complex marriage of rich, spicy clove, light banana and chocolate balanced nicely by malty and bready wheat flavors. The finish is slightly sweet and is sure to be a hit!

7.0% ABV / 20 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Old Cabin Classic IPA

This brew was a special collaboration with the Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz and as a session IPA @4.5% ABV, it’s perfect for hydrating after a hard ride or a mellow day! Brewed with Ekuanot and Experimental 07270 hops, the result is a light and refreshing yet explosive IPA with flavors of tropical and citrus fruits.

ABV 4.8% IBU 42

Knockout Stout

The Oatmeal Knockout Stout has hoppy aromas and a distinct bitterness complemented by roasty malts and a silky mouthfeel provided by the oats and nitrogenation.

4.9% ABV / 55 IBU

New Kids on the Bock

Our first collaborative brew with Corralitos Brewing Company features a biscuity aroma and toasted bread and caramel flavors that give it a crisp finish.

6% ABV, 29 IBU

Beech Bonfire Smoked Black Lager

Beech Bonfire Smoked Schwarzbier

Beech Bonfire is brewed in the classic German style of a Schwarzbier, with 50% Beechwood Smoked Barley. The resulting beer has smoky aromas reminiscent of a campfire and flavors of smoke and toffee, with a clean and creamy finish.

4.4% ABV / 27 IBU

4oz, 12oz and 16oz pours

Black the RIPA on NITRO (Black Rye IPA)

Black the RIPA is a dark ale brewed with rye, dry hopped with Eureka hops then we put it on Nitro!

Our new red IPA was brewed with fresh wet-hop additions of Chinook, grown locally in Watsonville. The dark mahogany hue of the beer gives it a caramel and toast body with a smooth finish while the sticky hops draws the drinker back for a second toke!

6% ABV / 63 IBU

Eat My Schwarz (Black Lager)

With a deceiving black color, our Schwarzbier has a slight roast which melds with Lemon Drop hops to create the impression of vanilla. The silky, light body tastes of chocolate and bread, finishing with a creamy, delicate aftertaste.

27 IBU / 4.5% ABV

4 oz, 12 oz & 16 oz pours available

Moocha Leche (Milk Stout on Nitro)

Roasted barley, oats and Patagonia Chocolate Malt were used to brew a roasty stout with slightly bitter chocolate notes. Hints of vanilla come through as the nitro lends to one smooth finish!

6.8% ABV / 23 IBU

Hefe Holidays (Black Cherry Hefeweizen)

It's the holidays season and we're celebrating with a limited release beer: Hefe Holidays! We took our Bavarian style Hefeweizen and added black cherries, for a slightly tart, deliciously smooth and cheery glass of Hefe.

5.5% ABV / 18 IBU

Cloudy Daze IPA

Our New England style IPA is left unfiltered, allowing for the hops to shine through this cloudy ale. With additions of Mosaic, Eureka and Chinook to every step in the brewing process, the Cloudy Daze IPA has a dank, sticky aroma and a juicy flavor that finishes light and fresh.

7.1% ABV / 51 IBU

Beekeeper Bock

Our Beekeeper Bock is a high gravity lager brewed in the traditional Bohemian style with Munich and caramel malts, which give it toasted caramel and biscuit flavors. We added 30 lbs. of Orange Blossom Honey at the end of the boil providing a sweet, smooth and crisp finish. But watch out, with an alcohol content of 8.1%, this Bock may sneak up and sting you!

8.1% ABV

23 IBU

12 oz. pour $7

1342 Dunkel

They had good times in Bohemia in the 14th century running much of Continental Europe as the Renaissance took hold. The beers of the period were dark, malty, and complex. They didn't make dunkel-style dark lagers like this one, but the roasted malts and caramel make us think of old bohemia.

5.2% ABV / 22 IBU

Light My Fire Smoked Helles

Light my Fire is brewed in the classic German tradition of a Munich Style Helles, with the twist of modifying the base malt to include 50% Beechwood Smoked Barley. The resulting beer has intense smoky aromas reminiscent of a Holiday Spiraled Ham and flavors of wood smoked bacon, with the clean and bready finish of an authentic Lager.

ABV 4.8% / 22 IBU

12 oz / 16 oz pours

On Point Czech Lager

The On Point is a refreshing Czech Lager with a light citrusy aroma, a full body and crisp bite at the finish. Perle hops provide a spicy character to the aroma and finish while Pilsner malts help round out the flavor of this classic light lager.

6% ABV / 38 IBUs

4 oz, 12oz and 16oz pours

Whale of an Ale (Double Pale Ale)

This dry-hopped double pale ale is just what it's name implies. We left it unfiltered, so you get the full expression of flavors that result from interactions between yeast, pale malt and three varieties of hops, dry hopped with fresh Mosaic hops. Heavy on aroma and body, it still doesn't overwhelm the palette, but watch your intake!

8.2% ABV / 62 IBU

12 oz pour only / Sorry no growler fills

Destroyer Bourbon Barrel Aged Weizenbock

This collaboration with our friends in San Francisco, Alpha Acid is a high octane Weizenbock that has nestled in bourbon barrels for many months mellowing the yeast characteristics whilst amplifying a deep oak richness only whiskey barrels can provide. Aromas of vanilla bean, bananas foster with walnuts, cinnamon teddy grahams lay upon flavors of a banana split, cherries and bourbon. Great served between 45-55 degrees Fahrenheit with your favorite pie.

11% ABV / 20 IBU

4oz and 12oz pours & 375ml Bottles

Abbey Knight (Belgian Dubbel)

Strong and robust this deep red ale bears rich aromas of currants and anise. Aged with toasted American oak spirals, turbinado sugar and Abbey yeast, this beer would stop Sherlock Holmes in his tracks.

8.5% ABV / 55 IBU

Oak & Rye Double IPA

Our Oak and Rye DIPA has a big, bold malty flavor. A healthy inclusion of Rye in the grain bill and being Aged on American Oak imparts it with a spicy smooth taste.

We Dry Hopped this DIPA with classic West Coast Hops to give it an aroma of citrus reminiscent of an Old Fashioned and consistent with our brewing style we lagered it for over 2 weeks to give it a clean crisp finish.

9.8% ABV / 70 IBU

12 oz pour

Sorry no Growler fills

Springbock (Maibock)

Open your senses to the delicate aromas of nectarine, peach and stonefruit. Lemondrop hops and notes of honey balance this bright and refreshing brew that we brewed for a May Day release. Raise a glass and welcome Spring!

7.1% ABV / 22 IBU

Fandango - Barrel Fermented Bock (Chardonnay Barrels)

Barrel fermented bock, fermented, and aged cold, Chardonnay barrels for 3 months. Complex aromas of dark fruit and wood. Flavor is slightly sweet, with dark fruit and wood, but balanced by a toasted breadiness and toffee.

7.8% ABV / 29 IBU.

12 oz pour only

Scaramouche - Barrel Fermented Bock (Pinot Barrels)

Barrel fermented bock, fermented, and aged cold, in Pinot Noir barrels for 3 months. Complex aromas of dark fruit and wood. Flavor is slightly sweet, with dark fruit and wood, but balanced by a toasted breadiness and toffee.

7.8% ABV / 29 IBU.

12 oz pour only

Matcha Made in Heaven Green Tea IPL

This is a collaboration with our friends at Humble Sea. Luminescent pale green in color this India Pale Lager starts off with a strong tropical fruit and slightly spicy aroma, and ends with a velvety smooth Green Tea flavor.

6.5% ABV / 22 IBU

4oz, 12oz, 16oz pours

Winey the Pilsner Imperial Lager

Our Winey the Pilsner Imperial Pils was fermented and lagered in French Oak Pinot Noir Barrels for two and a half months which have imparted a deep grape aroma and flavors of dark fruits and a rich smooth finish.

7.4% ABV / 28 IBU

4oz & 12oz pours

Orange Crush Kölsch

We brew our Orange Crush Kölsch with Valencia Oranges and lactose in order to provide a body and flavor reminiscent of orange cream soda. Refreshing and full of intense citrus flavors, this light ale is perfect for our summer weather.